RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — A weekend homeowners association meeting at a seemingly genteel Palm Springs-area country club turned into an all-out brawl when fists — and even chairs — flew between members.

Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Myling Bordeau told the Desert Sun (http://mydesert.co/VH5Mrt) on Tuesday that the rumble erupted when some members were unhappy with the winner in a board of directors election at The Springs Country Club in Rancho Mirage, a private golf and tennis club and gated community.